Think for a moment about the last time you and your co-workers were involved in a difficult situation. After the situation was resolved did you or another person realize that the situation was the result of a misunderstanding? At times a misunderstanding is the result of an unsubstantiated bias. It is not a surprise that we … More How Does Bias Effect Your Decisions?

By Greg Summers, The Lancaster News The Lindsay Pettus Greenway on Friday (Feb. 24th) announced an ambitious $3 million fundraising campaign to pay for the first 2 miles of the walking trial along Gills Creek through the city of Lancaster. Greenway President Sherri Gregory said the project has already received commitments totaling $750,000 toward that … More Greenway launches $3M campaign

Why is a daily dose of nature so important for Early Head Start Children? What is an Outdoor Learning Environment? What are the best practices in creating an Outdoor Learning Environment? These are just some of the topics that were discussed at a recent Outdoor Learning Environment Design Workshop hosted by Lancaster County First Steps. The … More Nature Every Day! Creating Natural Spaces for Children

News from the Governor’s Office! CompuCom Establishing New Global Headquarters In Lancaster County Information Technology Solutions Provider Investing $41 Million And Creating 1,500 New Jobs COLUMBIA, S.C. – CompuCom Systems, Inc. (CompuCom®), a leading technology infrastructure services company, is locating its new global headquarters operations in Lancaster County. The new development is projected to bring … More Congratulations to our Economic Development Team!

More than one thousand men and women are building a world-class gold mine in Lancaster County and the world is watching. Oceanagold’s Haile operation will be the only operating gold mine east of the Mississippi River. “We are on target to conclude construction by the first quarter of 2017 and then celebrate our first gold … More Gold Mine East of the Mississippi River!

The Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce co-sponsored two candidate forums this year, featuring candidates for local races including Lancaster City Council District 3, Lancaster County sheriff, S.C. House District 45 and U.S. House District 5. Certainly, most people have been paying close attention to the presidential race, whether they wanted to or not. It has … More Local Elections…

If you think the affordable care act didn’t affect your small business…think again! The Affordable Care Act, by all accounts, changed our health care system. A big focus has been on employers with 51 or more employees and how all those changes are going to affect their bottom line and responsibilities as an employer. You … More Think Again!